Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are important for how we ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a prokaryotic organism. This means that, unlike eukaryotic cells (such as those in plants, animals, ...

The G2 checkpoint ensures that DNA replication is complete and that any DNA damage that occurred during S phase has been ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive ...

During cell division, adherent animal cells round up to create the precise spatial geometry required for accurate chromosome ...

A research team from The University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell ...

Imagine a world without batteries. It would be a much different world, in which the automobile and the telephone would have developed differently and probably later. It would also be a world without ...